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2792147, That's a completely different question, though.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed May-24-23 05:56 PM
If the question is "is Jokic stat padding in that game?" then the answer is very clearly no, because the production through three quarters and how it contributed to their massive lead is painfully obvious. I also watched that game.

If you're wondering why Denver played Murray and Gordon and Jokic until under 3 minutes left when the Suns pulled Durant around the 8 minute mark and Booker around the 6 minute mark... I don't really know. The win probability at that point was obviously like 99.9% for Denver. I get leaving them in until the Suns toss in the towel just to not allow two MVP-caliber players to get cooking... but sure, beyond that, seemed like an unnecessary 3-3.5 minutes of play.

But, to the actual point, Jokic already had a triple double by that point anyway, lol. So, like, I don't know why there's any suggestion that Jokic is stat stuffing. His stats contribute to wins.